Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 38-Spartanburg County, South Carolina; Notification of Proposed Production Activity; BMW Manufacturing Company, LLC (Passenger Motor Vehicles); Spartanburg, South Carolina, 60201 [2021-23686]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 208 / Monday, November 1, 2021 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Foreign-Trade Zones Board Bureau of Industry and Security International Trade Administration [B–68–2021] Materials and Equipment Technical Advisory Committee; Notice of Partially Closed Meeting Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews The Materials and Equipment Technical Advisory Committee will meet on November 18, 2021, 10:00 a.m., Eastern Standard Time, via teleconference. The Committee advises the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Export Administration with respect to technical questions that affect the level of export controls applicable to materials and related technology. AGENCY: Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 38— Spartanburg County, South Carolina; Notification of Proposed Production Activity; BMW Manufacturing Company, LLC (Passenger Motor Vehicles); Spartanburg, South Carolina lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 60201 BMW Manufacturing Company, LLC (BMW MC) submitted a notification of proposed production activity to the FTZ Board (the Board) for its facility in Spartanburg, South Carolina within Subzone 38A. The notification conforming to the requirements of the Board’s regulations (15 CFR 400.22) was received on October 22, 2021. Pursuant to 15 CFR 400.14(b), FTZ production activity would be limited to the specific foreign-status components described in the submitted notification (summarized below) and subsequently authorized by the Board. The benefits that may stem from conducting production activity under FTZ procedures are explained in the background section of the Board’s website—accessible via www.trade.gov/ ftz. The proposed components would be added to the production authority that the Board previously approved for the operation, as reflected on the Board’s website. The proposed foreign-status components include 48-volt lithium-ion batteries and non-rubber brake lines (duty rate ranges from duty-free to 2.7%). The request indicates that the materials are subject to duties under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 (Section 301), depending on the country of origin. The applicable Section 301 decisions require subject merchandise to be admitted to FTZs in privileged foreign status (19 CFR 146.41). Public comment is invited from interested parties. Submissions shall be addressed to the Board’s Executive Secretary and sent to: ftz@trade.gov. The closing period for their receipt is December 13, 2021. A copy of the notification will be available for public inspection in the ‘‘Online FTZ Information System’’ section of the Board’s website. For further information, contact Christopher Wedderburn at Chris.Wedderburn@trade.gov. Dated: October 27, 2021. Andrew McGilvray, Executive Secretary. Agenda Open Session 1. Opening Remarks and Introduction by BIS Senior Management. 2. Report from working groups. 3. Report by regime representatives. Closed Session 4. Discussion of matters determined to be exempt from the provisions relating to public meetings found in 5 U.S.C. app. 2 §§ 10(a)(1) and 10(a)(3). The open session will be accessible via teleconference on a first come, first serve basis. To join the conference, submit inquiries to Ms. Yvette Springer at Yvette.Springer@bis.doc.gov, no later than November 10, 2021. To the extent time permits, members of the public may present oral statements to the Committee. Written statements may be submitted at any time before or after the meeting. However, to facilitate distribution of public presentation materials to Committee members, the materials should be forwarded prior to the meeting to Ms. Springer via email. The Assistant Secretary for Administration, with the concurrence of the delegate of the General Counsel, formally determined on October 26, 2021, pursuant to Section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. app. 2 § 10(d)), that the portion of the meeting dealing with pre-decisional changes to the Commerce Control List and the U.S. export control policies shall be exempt from the provisions relating to public meetings found in 5 U.S.C. app. 2 § § 10(a)(1) and 10(a)(3). The remaining portions of the meeting will be open to the public. For more information, contact Yvette Springer via email. Yvette Springer, Committee Liaison Officer. [FR Doc. 2021–23686 Filed 10–29–21; 8:45 am] [FR Doc. 2021–23720 Filed 10–29–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P BILLING CODE 3510–JT–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:03 Oct 29, 2021 Jkt 256001 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. In accordance with the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), the Department of Commerce (Commerce) is automatically initiating the five-year reviews (Sunset Reviews) of the antidumping and countervailing duty (AD/CVD) order(s) and suspended investigation(s) listed below. The International Trade Commission (the ITC) is publishing concurrently with this notice its notice of Institution of Five-Year Reviews which covers the same order(s) and suspended investigation(s). SUMMARY: DATES: Applicable November 1, 2021. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Commerce official identified in the Initiation of Review section below at AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230. For information from the ITC, contact Mary Messer, Office of Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission at (202) 205–3193. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background Commerce’s procedures for the conduct of Sunset Reviews are set forth in its Procedures for Conducting FiveYear (Sunset) Reviews of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders, 63 FR 13516 (March 20, 1998) and 70 FR 62061 (October 28, 2005). Guidance on methodological or analytical issues relevant to Commerce’s conduct of Sunset Reviews is set forth in Antidumping Proceedings: Calculation of the Weighted-Average Dumping Margin and Assessment Rate in Certain Antidumping Duty Proceedings; Final Modification, 77 FR 8101 (February 14, 2012). Initiation of Review In accordance with section 751(c) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(c), we are initiating the Sunset Reviews of the following antidumping and countervailing duty order(s) and suspended investigation(s): E:\FR\FM\01NON1.SGM 01NON1

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[B-68-2021]


Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 38--Spartanburg County, South Carolina; 
Notification of Proposed Production Activity; BMW Manufacturing 
Company, LLC (Passenger Motor Vehicles); Spartanburg, South Carolina

    BMW Manufacturing Company, LLC (BMW MC) submitted a notification of 
proposed production activity to the FTZ Board (the Board) for its 
facility in Spartanburg, South Carolina within Subzone 38A. The 
notification conforming to the requirements of the Board's regulations 
(15 CFR 400.22) was received on October 22, 2021.
    Pursuant to 15 CFR 400.14(b), FTZ production activity would be 
limited to the specific foreign-status components described in the 
submitted notification (summarized below) and subsequently authorized 
by the Board. The benefits that may stem from conducting production 
activity under FTZ procedures are explained in the background section 
of the Board's website--accessible via www.trade.gov/ftz. The proposed 
components would be added to the production authority that the Board 
previously approved for the operation, as reflected on the Board's 
website.
    The proposed foreign-status components include 48-volt lithium-ion 
batteries and non-rubber brake lines (duty rate ranges from duty-free 
to 2.7%). The request indicates that the materials are subject to 
duties under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 (Section 301), 
depending on the country of origin. The applicable Section 301 
decisions require subject merchandise to be admitted to FTZs in 
privileged foreign status (19 CFR 146.41).
    Public comment is invited from interested parties. Submissions 
shall be addressed to the Board's Executive Secretary and sent to: 
[email protected]. The closing period for their receipt is December 13, 
2021.
    A copy of the notification will be available for public inspection 
in the ``Online FTZ Information System'' section of the Board's 
website.
    For further information, contact Christopher Wedderburn at 
[email protected].

    Dated: October 27, 2021.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-23686 Filed 10-29-21; 8:45 am]
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